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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salcido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ginobili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Ginobili told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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215 lbs
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204 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Salcido! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Ginobili! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Salcido shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ginobili eats them both and turns towards Salcido to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Ginobili takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Salcido connects with a single shot there. Nice sprawl there from Salcido as Ginobili shoots in. Salcido circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salcido connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ginobili. Ginobili circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Salcido connects with a right hand. Ginobili shakes it off. Ginobili closes the distance and clinches up with Salcido, looking for a takedown. Ginobili pushes Salcido against the cage but Salcido circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Salcido cracks a nice hook into Ginobili's ribs. Jab by Salcido.
Ginobili is rocked! Salcido misses with an uppercut. Ginobili saw that one coming. Ginobili is still on wobbly legs! Can Salcido finish him? Salcido throws a hook but Ginobili blocks it. Ginobili defending well as Salcido loads up on a big left hand. Salcido waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ginobili. Ginobili avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Salcido lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ginobili falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Salcido! Nick Salcido made sure to mention his sponsor, Ganja's Warehouse in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Cucumber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddy Stevens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddy Stevens! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Cucumber! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stevens swinging wildly here.
Royce Cucumber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Stevens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cucumber is out of range and Stevens settles back down. Cucumber with a poor takedown enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab. Stevens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cucumber moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A combination from Stevens does no damage. Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Cucumber manages to regain half guard. Good work. Stevens is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cucumber is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cucumber is holding on to half guard well. Cucumber is trying to control but can't.
Stevens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cucumber's head. Cucumber wants to get back to full guard. Stevens is trying to control the action in half guard but Cucumber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Cucumber gets back to full guard.
Cucumber pushes a forearm under Stevens's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Stevens is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Cucumber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khash Mango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 cm
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275 lbs
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194 cm
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Millar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khash Mango! The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mango looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Millar fails to land with a series of punches.
Mango tries a head kick but it misses.
Millar drives through with a takedown into guard. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Millar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Mango is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Millar is controlling him. Mango really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Millar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Millar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mango wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Millar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Millar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Millar throwing strikes but missing. Millar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Mango wants to get back to his feet but Millar is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Millar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mango is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Millar lands a couple of elbows. Millar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Mango uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mango will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Mango misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Millar fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Mango throws a body kick that misses. Millar stuffs the takedown attempt from Mango. Mango gets slowly back to his feet. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Millar swinging wildly here.
Millar misses with a takedown attempt - Mango sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Mango showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Millar.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Millar fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Millar. That's going to take a lot out of him. Millar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Millar showed some decent athleticism there. Millar drops an elbow to the side of Mango's head. Mango tries to roll over but Millar keeps him under control. Millar winds up and cracks Mango with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Millar scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Millar connects with a nice short shot to Mango's temple. Mango has hold of Millar's hands but Millar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Millar passes to full mount! Mango tries to hold on but Millar pushes him away. Millar working away from the top, dropping strikes. Millar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Millar working the ground and pound effectively.
Mango is trying to escape the mount.
Mango takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Millar's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Millar! Dan Millar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smitty Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sui Hing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ironman - Black Sabbath. Sui Hing has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smitty Smithers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sui Hing! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hing closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smithers circles away. Hing fails with a takedown attempt. Smithers misses with a wild body shot. Hing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hing misses with a few strikes there.
Smithers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hing was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithers. Hing doesn't succeed with the takedown and Smithers counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Smitty Smithers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sui Hing. Smithers cracks Hing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Hing attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Smithers pushes Hing up against the cage in a clinch. Smithers misses with a body punch.
Smithers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Smithers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Smithers misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smithers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Smithers working aggressively here.
Hing tries to score a body lock takedown but Smithers shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Hing is trying to break free. Hing can't get the takedown.
Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch. Hing fails to pull guard.
Hing working hard to break the clinch. Smithers misses with a hook from the clinch. Hing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smithers avoids it. Smithers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hing backwards. Hing being controlled against the cage. Smithers managing to block the knees to the body from Hing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Smithers stalling in the clinch.
Hing is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smithers to keep the fight standing. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithers. Smithers misses with the head strike.
Smithers lands on the inside with an uppercut. Smithers working aggressively here.
Hing manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Hing not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smithers stays in close to Hing's body and controls the position. This has been an exciting period of action! Smithers won't allow Hing to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hing looking to control.
Smithers throwing strikes from guard but Hing blocks nicely. Hing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Smithers drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hing dives on top into guard. Smithers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hing is one step ahead there. Smithers is trying to keep Hing in close.
Smithers keeping moving, preventing Hing from controlling successfully. Smithers wants to sweep here but Hing controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smithers is working hard here to advance position. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Hing wants to control from the top but Smithers keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sui Hing wasn't active enough on the ground. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hing is defended easily by Smithers. Smithers swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Smithers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hing counters by clinching up. Smithers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithers throws a head punch that misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smitty Smithers dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smithers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hing. Hing closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smithers to the mat! Smithers manages to get full guard. Hing pushes down on Smithers's leg and manages to get into half guard. Smithers is staying active underneath Hing, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Smithers wants to get back to full guard. Smithers is staying active underneath Hing, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Smithers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hing is working away from the top position though. Smithers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smithers tries to get out of the position. Smithers is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Hing looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hing in particular looking to stall. Hing trying to work for an americana but Smithers has managed to regain full guard.
Hing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Hing stands up and waves to Smithers to follow him. Smithers throws a jab when Hing was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hing throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Smithers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Smithers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Smithers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Smithers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hing blocks a jab. Smithers tries to clinch up but Hing circles away and keeps his distance. Smithers doesn't manage to clinch there - Hing circles away.
Hing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smithers.
Smithers tried to score with a low kick but Hing checks it. Hing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smithers but Smithers pushes him off and we're back to square one. Smithers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Hing tries for a takedown but Smithers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Smithers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hing has had enough of the clinch but Smithers keeps him there for the moment. Hing tries a body shot but Smithers blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Hing looking for a takedown. Smitty Smithers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sui Hing. Hing is trying to drag Smithers to the mat but Smithers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Smithers throws a head punch that misses. Hing stalls. Smithers slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smithers lands a shoulder strike. Hing is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smithers to keep the fight standing. Smithers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Smithers misses with the head strike.
Smithers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hing blocking some punches.
Smithers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Smithers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Smithers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hing backwards. Hing manages to break the clinch.
Smithers is looking to clinch but Hing is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smitty Smithers dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hing fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Smithers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smithers misses with a straight left. Hing takes the fight into the clinch. Smithers misses with a short punch on the inside. Hing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hing blocks an uppercut.
Hing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Smithers working aggressively here.
Hing pushes off an throws an elbow but Smithers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Smithers misses with the head strike.
Hing is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smithers pulls him back up using the underhooks. Hing is looking for a takedown. Smitty Smithers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sui Hing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Smithers looking to stall.
Smithers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Hing is trying to drag Smithers to the mat but Smithers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Smitty Smithers has scored more points in the clinch so far. Smithers misses with some punches.
Smithers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Smithers leaning his opponent against the cage. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hing takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hing receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Hing is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Smithers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hing has him pressed against the cage. Smithers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smithers is trying to maintain a safe position but Hing gets an underhook and turns Smithers into the cage. Hing manages to break the clinch.
Smithers moves into range and clinches up with Hing. Hing is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smithers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Smithers misses with a short punch on the inside. Smithers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Smithers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smithers misses with a punch on the inside.
Smithers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smithers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Smithers. Smithers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hing prevents a body shot from Smithers. Smithers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Smithers taking a breather. Hing is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Smithers can't fight it off and eventually Hing manages to take the fight to the floor. Smithers looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. Smitty Smithers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Smithers working a defensive guard here.
Hing trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Smithers has control of Hing's left arm, preventing Hing from doing any damage. Smithers has a closed guard, preventing Hing from standing up. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Smitty Smithers wasn't doing enough on the ground. Smithers leaves Hing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Smitty Smithers showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smithers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27 Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smitty Smithers! An intense looking Smitty Smithers took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'When you get caught between The Blacksmith and the anvil, your ass will get smashed!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Wonnut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norwegian Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonnut's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Joe Esposito- You're the best around . Jonathon Wonnut had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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275 lbs
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249 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Wonnut! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wonnut circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viking ducks right into an uppercut from Wonnut. Wonnut darts in and clinches Viking up against the cage. Wonnut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viking backwards. Viking is trying to push Wonnut away but Wonnut has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Wonnut lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Viking backwards. Wonnut swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonnut misses with a hook from the clinch. Wonnut misses with a hook from the clinch. Wonnut misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wonnut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wonnut keeps control of Viking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Wonnut lands a hook to the side of the head. Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Viking takes a shot to the head. Wonnut misses with some punches.
Wonnut misses with some punches.
Wonnut misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Wonnut. Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonnut has him pressed against the cage. Wonnut really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Wonnut lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking. Wonnut lands with a left to the head. Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wonnut has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Viking is trying to break free. Wonnut throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vikings head. Wonnut unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Viking! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wonnut is unloading with more strikes now! Viking drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathon Wonnut! Jonathon Wonnut very nearly forgot to thank 160! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Donghae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Cerrone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Donghae! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Donghae misses with an uppercut. Cerrone saw that one coming. Cerrone lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cerrone blocks a jab. Donghae throws a jab when Cerrone was well out of range. Nice jab there from Cerrone. Nice shot by Donghae. Cerrone cracks Donghae with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Cerrone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cerrone misses with a body shot
and Donghae counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Donghae's corner calls for a 1-2. Donghae obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Cerrone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donghae moves away. Cerrone forces Donghae back against the cage and clinches. This has been an exciting period of action! Cerrone's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Cerrone misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donghae letting Cerrone take a breather here. Cerrone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donghae's elbow. Cerrone lands a body punch in the clinch. Donghae can't break the clinch.
Donghae prevents a body shot from Cerrone. Cerrone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cerrone tries to work over Donghae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Cerrone has Donghae pressed against the cage, preventing Donghae from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Donghae takes a shot to the head. Cerrone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donghae's efforts to push away. Cerrone manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Donghae is trying to break the clinch but Cerrone is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cerrone working some nice short punches in the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Cerrone. Cerrone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cerrone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cerrone lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Donghae is looking to break free of the clinch but Cerrone has double underhooks. Cerrone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A hook to the body from Cerrone.
Cerrone scores with a hook to the body. Cerrone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donghae looks gassed! Cerrone scores with a shot to the side of Donghae's head. A nice right hand lands inside from Cerrone. Donghae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Cerrone. Cerrone stalling.
Cerrone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A right handed body shot lands from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands an uppercut. Nice body punch from Cerrone - that landed with a thud.
Cerrone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cerrone is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Cerrone clinches up against the cage. Cerrone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cerrone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Donghae wants to get back to striking at distance but Cerrone won't allow it.
Cerrone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cerrone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cerrone pushes Donghae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Cerrone misses with a body punch.
Cerrone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cerrone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Donghae wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Cerrone cracks Donghae with a nice body shot. Cerrone lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cerrone. A short right from Cerrone. Donghae wants to break free but Cerrone has control.
Donghae is trying to break free. Cerrone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Donghae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nice body punch from Cerrone - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Cerrone.
Cerrone scores with an uppercut up the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Cerrone dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No joy there for Cerrone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donghae paws at him with a jab and circles away. Cerrone throws a body punch but Donghae moves out of range. Cerrone shoots in but no luck this time. Cerrone darts in trying to clinch and Donghae connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Donghae misses with a hook. Cerrone ducked under it nicely. Cerrone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donghae throws a shot from downtown. Cerrone moves away and avoids it. Cerrone works Donghae's body with a nice hook. Cerrone catches Donghae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Cerrone throws an overhand right that lands on Donghae's shoulder, as Donghae tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cerrone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cerrone misses with a hook to the body
and Donghae counters with a nice uppercut. Donghae throws a big shot that misses. Cerrone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Donghae is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cerrone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Cerrone is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Cerrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Donghae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Cerrone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cerrone won't allow Donghae to sweep him here. Cerrone trying to control the position from guard on top but Donghae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stephen Cerrone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Cerrone takes a swing at Donghae's ribcage but misses. Cerrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donghae.
Cerrone misses with the combination.
Stephen Cerrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Cerrone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Donghae counters with a three punch combo that has Cerrone backing up. Cerrone nods at Donghae to acknowledge the strikes. Donghae connects with a single shot there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cerrone gets in close and instigates a clinch. Cerrone lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cerrone digs a right hand into Donghae's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Donghae's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donghae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cerrone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donghae can do to turn this around? Donghae takes one to the side of the head.
Donghae takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Donghae doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Cerrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donghae. Cerrone misses the shot to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - Cerrone looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cerrone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donghae misses with a lunging right hand
and Cerrone counters with a lovely straight right hand! Donghae might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Cerrone slips a jab from Donghae. Cerrone lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cerrone thuds a left hand into Donghae's body. Cerrone misses with a wild body shot. Donghae looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Donghae looks to land a left hand but Cerrone moved out of range nicely. Stephen Cerrone is winning the standup battle so far. Donghae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cerrone looks to land a combination but Donghae avoids it well. Cerrone misses with a two punch combination.
Cerrone throws a hook but Donghae blocks it. Donghae keeps the fight on the outside. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Donghae waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerrone. Cerrone thows a left - swing and a miss! Donghae throws a right and a left that Cerrone avoids nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Cerrone dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cerrone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Cerrone swings and misses with a shot to the body and Cerrone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Cerrone is looking to clinch but Donghae is avoiding it.
Cerrone drives through and clinches with Donghae against the cage.
Cerrone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Donghae wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Donghae is trying to break the clinch but Cerrone is controlling him. Cerrone can't find room to land a body shot as Donghae controls the action.
Cerrone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donghae backwards. Cerrone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Cerrone lands a nice shot to the body. Cerrone lands on the inside with an uppercut. Cerrone lands a hook that snaps the head of Donghae backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Cerrone. Donghae is trying to break the clinch but Cerrone is controlling him. Donghae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Cerrone scores with an uppercut up the middle. A hook to the body from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands with a short head shot on the inside. Cerrone digs a right hand underneath Donghae's ribcage. Donghae let out a lung full of air as it connected. Cerrone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Cerrone tries to work over Donghae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A bit of stalling here from Cerrone.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cerrone. Cerrone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Donghae backwards. Donghae is trying to break the clinch but Cerrone is controlling him. A frustrated look appears on Donghae's face as he tries to break the clinch. Cerrone gets through Donghae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Cerrone lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cerrone lands on the inside with an uppercut. Cerrone lands with a short head shot on the inside. Cerrone lands a shoulder strike.
Donghae is rocked! Cerrone lands a right hand. Donghae is still on wobbly legs! Can Cerrone finish him? Still in the clinch, Cerrone scores with a nice short uppercut. Cerrone lands a body shot. Cerrone works on Donghae's body with a couple of short punches. Cerrone avoiding damage.
Donghae seems to have recovered his senses. Cerrone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A hook to the body from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands on the inside with an uppercut. Cerrone lands a hook to the side of the head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donghae prevents a body shot from Cerrone. A right hand to the body from Cerrone.
Cerrone lands with a left to the head. Cerrone lands a body punch in the clinch. Cerrone manages to break the clinch.
Cerrone looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Cerrone stands up and waves to Donghae to follow him. Cerrone tries to clinch but fails miserably letting Donghae counter with a right hand. Stephen Cerrone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A big left from Cerrone misses. Lee Donghae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Donghae swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donghae keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donghae rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cerrone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cerrone. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cerrone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Cerrone lands with a short shot to the head. Cerrone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donghae backwards. Donghae is trying to force a seperation but Cerrone has the dominant position. Cerrone lands a hook that snaps the head of Donghae backwards. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cerrone throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Cerrone is struggling to control the position. Cerrone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Stephen Cerrone showed his dominance in that final round. Well Cerrone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27 Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Cerrone! After winning the bout, Stephen Cerrone thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tangerine Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignacio Kocherlakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dream might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One Night In Space . The key to victory for Tangerine Dream has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tangerine Dream! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ignacio Kocherlakota! The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kocherlakota wants to clinch and Dream makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Dream. Kocherlakota slips a jab and a cross from Dream.
Dream waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kocherlakota. Kocherlakota darts in trying to clinch and Dream counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dream, right into the meat.
Kocherlakota is looking to clinch. Ignacio Kocherlakota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kocherlakota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kocherlakota wants to clinch and Dream counters with a head kick that drops Kocherlakota to the mat! Kocherlakota scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kocherlakota is rocked! Dream throws a big shot that misses. Kocherlakota tries to clinch up but Dream circles away and keeps his distance. Kocherlakota get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Kocherlakota stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Dream runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tangerine Dream! As Tangerine Dream got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: It feels good to get back in the cage - back in front of all you VFC fans. It's been a long road for me, but the Dream is alive and well.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan ORourke! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Mcgarry! The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcgarry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. ORourke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Mcgarry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Mcgarry shoots in looking for a takedown. ORourke tries to sprawl out of it but Mcgarry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. ORourke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. ORourke throws a nice outside leg kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from ORourke. Mcgarry shrugs it off though. ORourke connects with an inside leg kick. ORourke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Tommy Mcgarry has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! ORourke gets in close and instigates a clinch. ORourke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. ORourke lands a right hand. ORourke lands with a left to the head. A nice left hand lands by ORourke.
ORourke pushes Mcgarry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. ORourke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgarry backwards. Still in the clinch, ORourke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgarry is rocked! Mcgarry is trying to pull guard but ORourke has him pressed against the cage. Ivan ORourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Mcgarry. ORourke lands a hook to the side of the head. Mcgarry is still on wobbly legs! Can ORourke finish him? Nice body punch from ORourke - that landed with a thud.
Mcgarry seems to have recovered his senses. ORourke slowing the pace effectively. Mcgarry jumps guard but ORourke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke lands an elbow inside that Mcgarry shrugs off. Mcgarry tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. ORourke just stands there and leans against the cage. Mcgarry blocks a body shot from ORourke. A short body shot lands from ORourke as the two fighters clinch.
ORourke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice body punch from ORourke. Mcgarry looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round. ORourke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. ORourke lands a body punch in the clinch. A hook to the body from ORourke.
ORourke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcgarry or not. ORourke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A right hand to the body from ORourke.
Come on ORourke - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. ORourke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcgarry backwards. ORourke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. ORourke cracks Mcgarry with a nice body shot. Mcgarry being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A right hand to the body from ORourke.
ORourke digs a right hand into Mcgarry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcgarry's gas tank. ORourke scores with a hook to the body. With the fighters clinched against the cage, ORourke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. ORourke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. A shot in the inside from ORourke. ORourke works on Mcgarry's body with a couple of short punches. ORourke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
ORourke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! ORourke lands with a short head shot on the inside. ORourke lands a body punch in the clinch. ORourke lands with a right to the head. A short right hand to the side of the head by ORourke.
That's four minutes gone in the round. ORourke throws a big uppercut that drops Mcgarry! More strikes from ORourke and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mcgarry lies dazed against the cage as ORourke celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan ORourke! Ivan ORourke retains his featherweight title! A very excited looking Ivan ORourke made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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